Friday, June 17, 2011

shake some action

The Flamin' Groovies came bustin' out at full speed with a new album and a new lineup. After Roy Loney had quit the band, Cyril Jordan and George Alexander replaced him with Chris Wilson, went to Europe, and reinvented the band's sound. The bluesy grit gave way to a Mersey Beat power pop. Dave Edmunds produced 'Shake Some Action', which did well in punk era Britain. The raucous title track has become an underground classic.